Reel.



M. LCHMN.

REEL.

APPLICATION FILED 11113.11, 1911.

" Lw@ IQ, Patented July 14,191@

MAURICE LACHMAN, OF NEW YORK, N.

WELDING COMPANY, 0F LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW

NEW YORK.

Messia T0 all fio/omit may concern Be it known that L' Mannion LAGHMAN, a

citizen oii'- the United States, anda resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented cer-v tain new and useful improvements in Reels,

et' which the followingis aspecification.

My present inventionfrelates to the con struction ot reels mace entirely of metal.

The object oi my invention is to provide a metal reel suitable for holding` and sh1p' ping barbed or other wire which will be of low cost to n'ianntaeture and very light 1n weight as -well bemg capable of standing rough handling and heavy loading `Without danger oi collapse.

further object is to construct a metal reel of a minimum number of parts thus de- `creasing'the cost of assembling the reel and simplifying and strengthening its construction by providing;- but few separate pieces to be joined together. To carry this into effeet the reel, in its preferred form, consists ot. but four members, all of said members being (lu]; licates.

A turtler object of the invention is to so construct. the reel vthat theIl process ot ,electric welding` may be utilized in the manufacture thereof, thereupon,cheapenng the production as well as affording a reel which will be strong;l and rigid.

Metal reels :tor shipping wire and the like are preferable to wooden reels owing to their nnitorm .veight and imlestructibility by iire and rough handling' but have in most previous cases been prohibitive owing to the vtormf ing and number ot' parts necessary and the consequent cost ot material and assembling. By this invention but four members or parts are necessary, when four reel arms are desired, to make the complete reel. These four members or parts are all duplicates so that the cost ot 'forming the reel is reduced to a minimum.

'lhe invention consists' in the novel construction olf metal reel hereinatter more particularly described and then specified in the claims.l

In the aceonlpanyinsr drawings, Figure l. is a. perspective view ot' a metal reel made up in accordance with, this invention. lire'. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one of tlieduplicate members or parts of which the reel .is made up.

Specification ofLetters Patent.

Y., ASSIGNOR T0' UNIEBSAL ELECTRIC YORK, A CORPURAIION OF REEL.

rateatea .nay Maisie..

Application led April 11, 1911. Serial No. 6202536.

The reel is made up of Wire, strips or metal stock of any desired cross-section. The form of reellillustrated in the accompanying drawings is constructed of the well-f Iknown round'wire but'it l.will be understood that the invention is notflimited to malzinfj the reel of such wire as many other forms orstyles of metal might beemiloyed 'tor inaltng u'p the reel and such other torina and'v styles of material as might be suitable ara` included within the scope of this invention.-

The material of which the reel is constructed is termed into a. generally U or trougli-slmped meniher havingr a base l and legs 2, 3. Preferably a portion ot' each legi` at or near the base ot the U or trou'ih is oil"l set for a greater or less distance asindicated at 4. Y'

F or the style of reel showin'four members or. parts, each duplicates of that illustrated in Fig@ 3 are provided. rlhe members or parts are arranged in pairs7 preferably in side contact with each other7 each member ot a pair overlapping the other member so that the bases l are spaced more or less dis tance apart, as desired. The pairs of overlapping members are arranged to intersect each othe' at o about the axis ot the reel and at the points ot intersection are preterably welded together. such as at the points 5. Preferably the intersections are welded by an electric weldingi` process in a well- 'lmown manner as by this method the parts are securely and cheaply fastened together and torm an integral structure. By providing` the odset l in the legs of the members an opening (3 is provided for insertion ot' the spindle usually employed to support the reel when winding and unwinding the wire or other material, as well as serving' to separate the welded connections 5 and thereby more igidly secure the parts together.

It will-benoted that the basesl of the U- shaped members form the A-body ot the reel upon which the wire or other material is wound and the legs 2 and 3 form the reel arms. The lens of each member of la pair are brought into side contact with the legs of the other member at each side oi' the offset 4 as indicated at 7 and at these pointsyit desired, the legs of a pair are secured together pref'- erably by electrically welding,r them in a manner well-known to the art. This vfurther strengthens the reel and prevents any outward strain from comingI directly on the i11- cersectmg points 5 and further prevents the reel arms separating from the body pieces l.,-

As will be seen, e reel having a body portion and four reel arms at each end of the body portion is constructed from but four parts or members, each a duplicate of the others.

Nhat I claim es my invention is;

L A metal reel comprising a pair of U- shaped metallic members, the base of each member overlapping the other member vwhereby their bases form the body of the reel, the arms being .in side eoiicact and welded to each other at such points.

A metal reel comprising U or troughshaperl members arranged in pairs crossing eaeb. other and Welded togelier :it the crossing, the bases of said members overlapping each other und in Contact with the. arms of the other member to form the bmly of the reel,

A metal reel consising of pairs of bk shaped nieces of metal crossing each other and wel( ed together at the crossing, the base of each piece of a pair overlapping the other piece whereby their bases form the body of the reel and nach piece being` side\\.f' `\lded to the other.

4f. A metal reel comprising Four U or trough-shaped members arranged in pairs, each pair crossing the other and '\\'elded ogelber 'at he crossing, the bases or said members forming;- tbe reel body and each member of a pair side-weldeil to die other. 5. A metal reel comprising four l-slmped members, the bases of said members forming the body of the reel and the legs of one member overlapping those of :mother meinber and side-Weided to each other.

(i. ,i metal reel Consisting of four U-1 shaped members arranged in pairs, each pair crossing the other, the bases of said mem bers forming; the reel body and the legs provided with an offset to form a bearing `for a supporting spindle, the pairs being secured together at the offset in the legs.

7. A metal reel Comprising four Ushaped members arranged in pairs, each member of a pair overlapping the other and provided 1efilh an offset in lhe overlapped portion, the said men'xbers being Welded o each other at each side of the offset.

S. A metal reel consisting of four dupliea'e parts intersecting each other and Welded togeilie ai, the inerseetions, said four parte formmg the body portion as Well as the arms or the reel.

9, A merel reel consistir@ or" Usbaped metallic. members secure-d 'ogether, the bases oll said members forming 'the reel body and the legs being'prorided wih an osel; near 'the base. of said members lo form n bearing for ay ,supporting spindle.

Signed et New York in the county ef New York und Siate of New York this 8th dey of April A, D. 1911.

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